Christopher Theris
Christopher specialises in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financial products and services and regulatory issues.
Christopher advises international – and especially U.S.-based – clients on their transactions in France. He works especially with clients on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures with a special focus on transactions in OHADA law Africa jurisdictions and buyouts in insolvency situations as well as on financial products and services and regulatory issues.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- TeamSystem, a leading multinational technology and AI company developing business management platforms for SMEs and professionals, on:
- the acquisition of Sellsy, a leading French provider of all-in-one customer relationship management (CRM) and financial management software solutions for SMEs
- the acquisition of ClicData, an all-in-one SaaS business intelligence platform that makes it easy to connect, analyze and visualize data, using artificial intelligence
- the acquisition of the Clémentine Group, specialised in online accounting services
- Hartree Partners, a global energy and commodities trading group, in connection with the entry into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of Touton SA, a specialist in agricultural commodities (cocoa, coffee, vanilla and spices)
- GravitHy on its 60 million euros fundraising for its future low-carbon iron production plant
- Suma Capital regarding its investment in MobilityPlus, the Belgian market leader in smart charging solutions for corporate fleets and real estate clients
- The historic shareholder of Infineo, a specialist in decision-making reporting and data visualisation software for businesses, on the disposal to Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs)
- Itochu on its investment in Clean H2 Infra Fund, a fund dedicated to the financing of hydrogen economy infrastructure managed by Hy24
- Marex, a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities, and financial markets, on the acquisition from OTCex Group, a financial services company specialising in brokerage services in equity, derivative and interest-rate markets, of its voice brokerage activities
- Renault on its investment in Verkor, the French industrial company constructing a 16 - 50 GWh Gigafactory in Dunkirk, France, and on structural off-take arrangements for battery supply
- CFAO (leader in specialized distribution in Africa) on its agreement with Wendel and FFC Future French Champions (a joint venture between CDC International Capital and Qatar Investment Authority) to develop the pan-African property company, SGI Africa
- Farallon Capital Management LLC/Noonday Asset Management on the €1.25 billion acquisition of Financière SELEC from LBO France RREEF
- CDC and its subsidiary CDC Climat on the establishment of a joint venture with the Solvay group for the production of steam and electricity at Solvay group sites
- Etablissement Maurel & Prom for its merger with another Euronext listed company, MPI
Sectors
Background
Christopher holds a DESS and a DJCE (post-graduate degrees) in international business law from the University of Aix en Provence and a magistère (selective master's degree) in business law, also from the University of Aix en Provence. Christopher Theris holds dual French and U.S. nationality.
